This album contains photographs from San Francisco in the early 1900s, most notably of the construction of the Bay Bridge in the 1930s.
1 through 30- San Francisco-Oakland Bay Bridge construction photographs. 31- Four photos of Bay Bridge construction and one photo of a man standing in a field with many dead bodies. 32- Early aviators, "Lincoln Beachey, the world's most daring aviator"; woman standing with sign that reads, "Dante's View / Elevation 5,160 feet / Mt. Whitney / Elevation 14,496 feet / Bad Water / 260 feet below sea level / Charleston Peak / Elevation 12,910 feet"; Odd steam powered wagon; Woman with wagon train, cargo wagons labeled, "The original 20 mule team wagon used for hauling Borax out of Death Valley for the Pacific Coast Borax Co." 33- Wooden cabin, "an old (?) farm, 1866, build [sic] by Gen. Grant, cabin 15 miles off St. Louis"; Two photos of Bay Bridge soon after completion. 34- Bay view over neighborhood; tunnel view; parking garage (?) view; dog sled team in the snow; seal hunting in the snow. 35- Large ships in SF Bay; Man with a line of caught fish; Allen Photo Supplies building exterior; 12 photos of various railroad-side lean-to shack homes, 36- Three photos of seagulls in flight; Sailboat on the water; Odd steam powered wagon; 5 photos of railroad-side lean-to shack homes. 37- Entrance to Furnace Creek Camp. 38- San Francisco downtown cityscape; sailing ship on the water; large ship on the water; 4 photos of Bay Bridge under construction. 39 through 50- Blank.
For additional information see
California Revealed.
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